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Saturday, March 31, 2012


Monday, April 2nd, 2012 - Sunday, April 8, 2012

What's happening in art in the North Texas area (with emphasis on nonprofit visual arts groups). Find out where to go to appreciate, create, meet or learn about art!


Don't forget to check out our associated websites:

TO ADD AN EVENT, contact moderator@artgroupsdfw.com or use the Submission Form. All notices are moderated.

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Events

(Exhibit Openings & Receptions, Art Walks / Studio Tours, Festivals & Art Sales, Art Lectures & Conferences, Fundraisers and Paintouts)

Click on Art Events Calendar to see full details and links.

Monday, April 2
  • Celebrate the Earth opens
  • Cookies go stale. Fortunes are forever: David Cavaliero Reception
  • Senior Level Ceramics Exhibition
  • TAG Members’ Show; reception & awards
Tuesday, April 3
  • Legacy in Fiber: 2012 DAFA Members Show opens
  • MFA Ceramics: Valerie Banes opens
  • Tuesday Evenings at the Modern (Lectures)
  • Voertman's TWU Juried Student Exhibition
Wednesday, April 4
  • Randy Gonzales opening at the Belmont
  • Richland Collage Annual Student Digital Media Showcase reception
  • Cottonwood Emerging Artists Exhibition opens
Thursday, April 5
  • Bishop Arts District First Thursday
  • Color Pictures reception
  • Richand Annual Student Art Exhibition reception
  • Texas Visual Arts Association High School Art Exhibition and Competition opens
Friday, April 6
  • ArtLoveMagic's Art & Coffee
  • First Friday in Denton
  • Fort Worth First Fridays
Saturday, April 7
  • Bishop Arts Saturday Market
  • Dallas Arts District Public Tour

Lectures are also held at several local art museums:
For more gallery openings see

Meetings and Demonstrations

Click on the Art Meetings Calendar to see details and links.

Monday, April 2
  • Association of Grand Prairie Artists
  • Corsicana Art League
  • Dallas Stampers
  • Ellis County Art Association
  • Trinity Arts Guild
Tuesday, April 3
  • Associated Creative Artists (ACA)
  • Visual Arts Guild of Frisco
Wednesday, April 4
  • ArtLoveMagic Monthly Management Meeting
  • Dallas Society of Visual Communications
  • Pastel Society of the Southwest
Thursday, April 5
  • Quilter's Guild of Dallas
  • Visual Arts Society of Texas
Sunday, April 8
  • North Texas Polymer Clay Guild

For the schedule for weekly ongoing art activity groups, see Painting, Drawing & Critique Groups.


Classes & Workshops

Note that classes and workshops require prior registration. Click on the Art Instruction Calendar to see details and links.

Monday, April 2
  • Irma Ward Oil classes
  • Barbara McFarland Monday evening classes
  • LGAA Free Drawing Session
  • Oil & Acrylic with Barbara McFarland
  • PAT KOCHAN Monday watermedia classes
Tuesday, April 3
  • Irma Ward Oil classes
  • John Budicin Workshop
  • "Playing with Color" with Niki Gulley
  • Bohlman Weekly Watercolor Class
  • Technique Tuesday Classes
  • Tiffany Stained Glass
  • Watercolor with Bennie Wood
  • Rockwall Art League Studio Days
Wednesday, April 4
  • Irma Ward Oil classes
  • John Budicin Workshop
  • Acrylic with Kenneth Porter
  • Brotherton Variations in Watercolor Wednesday Classes
  • Color Theory Workshop by Dave Kramer
  • LGAA Free Painting Sessions
Thursday, April 5
  • John Budicin Workshop
  • Creative Studio Night Workshops
  • Weaving 101: Circular Loom
Friday, April 6
  • John Budicin Workshop
  • Judith Baker Montano Quilting Workshops
  • Friday Open Art Nights
  • LGAA Free Experimental Art Group
  • Watercolor with Bennie Wood
Saturday, April 7
  • Judith Baker Montano Quilting Workshops
  • Acrylic with Kenneth Porter
  • TxLAC Saturday Zentangle Classes

See also these listings:

For painting groups see: Painting, Drawing & Critique Groups


Deadlines 

Calls for entries and artist opportunities. Click on Art Deadlines Calendar to see full details and links or for more deadlines.

Tuesday, April 3
  • Bishop Arts Saturday Market
Friday, April 6
  • City of Wylie Public Art Project: Community Park
  • Texas Sculpture Association 2012 Members Show
Monday, April 9
  • Dallas Craft Guild 2012 Spring Art Show and Sale
Sunday, April 15
  • Paint Historic Waxahachie
  • Ring of Fire: the legend of Johnny Cash
  • Site and Sound, the LRTX Spring Program
Monday, April 16
  • Association of Grand Prairie Artists (AGPA) Art Party
  • City of Wylie Public Art Project: Olde City Park Mural
Friday, April 20
  • 2012 Design on Wine
Monday, April 30
  • Art on the Edge
  • Fort Worth Music Festival
Thursday, May 3
  • Bishop Arts Saturday Market
Friday, May 4
  • 24-Hour Video Race
Saturday, May 5
  • TVAA Membership Show
Saturday, May 12
  • Grand Prairie Farmers Market Juried Art Show & Sale
Monday, May 14
  • Town of Flower Mound Independence Fest Art Exhibit
Tuesday, May 15
  • “Ekphrasis: A Collaboration Among the Arts” 2012 Inaugural Conference
  • Paint Historic Waxahachie


TO ADD AN EVENT, contact moderator@artgroupsdfw.com or use the Submission Form. All notices are moderated.

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